MALEKHU, May 3: The land at the bridge over the local Ganesh river at Dharke of Dhading district has caved in again, bringing traffic along the Prithivi Highway to a grinding halt. Earlier, the road was obstructed by a landslide. One-way traffic had resumed from Tuesday afternoon following repair after 18 hours.
However, the road has remained closed today since 12 noon, halting two-way traffic after a sinkhole appeared at the start of the bridge at the border of Dhunibenshi Municipality-6 and Thakre Rural Municipality-8 after the land collapsed, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Santulal Prasad Jaiswar.
Traffic resumes on Prithvi Highway after four hours
The road was repaired after putting up gabions, he said. Meanwhile, the Yampa-Aanbukhaireni road in Bandipur has been disrupted after the local people protested over a road accident. At least 11 people were injured when a Mugling-bound truck (Na 4 Kha 1973) hit them at Yampa Aandhikhola in Bandipur Rural Municipality-5 this morning. The truck skidded off and overshot the road hitting and injuring the pedestrians on the roadside, said Dhurba Prasad Lamichhane, ward chair of the rural municipality-5.
The Armed Police Force and Nepal Police have been deployed in large numbers at the incident area.
